Andhra man's murder staged as road accident; cops arrest wife and her lover

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• While working for a local mason, Kondamma allegedly began an illicit relationship with Ganesh.
• When Chinna discovered the affair, he relocated his wife back to their native village nine months prior to the incident in an attempt to end her contact with Ganesh.
• Despite the physical separation, the affair continued through secret phone calls and clandestine meetings in nearby towns such as Visakhapatnam and Anakapalli, police said. The motive for murder intensified when Chinna refused to grant Kondamma a divorce.
• Seeing him as an obstacle, Kondamma and Ganesh conspired with Shivakumar to kill him. On the night of January 14, Kondamma allegedly informed the co-conspirators of Chinna’s movements.
• As he travelled on his motorcycle to a nearby village, Ganesh and Shivakumar ambushed him and dragged him into a nearby teak orchard. Police said the victim was strangled with a rope, and his body was later placed beside the motorcycle on the roadside to stage the death as a traffic accident. Detectives noticed inconsistencies at the scene, prompting a deeper investigation that ultimately uncovered the murder plot and led to the confession of all three accused.- EndsPublished By: Karishma Saurabh KalitaPublished On: Jan 20, 2026Watch Live TV.